Holbrook

The Find of a meteorite hunter’s career

Here’s the story I wrote for the late, great, ‘Meteorite’ magazine. It’s an account of the recovery of the largest Holbrook meteorite in 40 + years. The 922 gram, main piece is currently on loan to the University of Arizona and is on display in Representative Martha McSally’s House of Representatives Office in Washington DC. * If anybody has a picture of this display please contribute it to this site!*

*A side note, at the bottom of the article I said that I was interested in meteorites since 1998 and found my first in 2001. I miscalculated. My first find was winter of 1999.

Image Larry Atkins

Image Larry Atkins

966 grams Image Larry Atkins

Frag's laying all over. Image Larry Atkins

Image Larry Atkins

Maria with her find! Image Larry Atkins

Dave scores! Image Larry Atkins

Image Larry Atkins

Image Maria Haas

A great day in the Holbrook strewn field. Image Larry Atkins

Native American artifacts litter the ground here. Most are made from petrified wood and coprolites, (fossil dino poo). Image Larry Atkins